Nightcap
2000 · Movie · NR · 101 min · ★ 6.3 · 84% critics
A young woman arrives with news that she may have been switched with a child at birth, shaking up the lives of a family connected to a Swiss chocolate business and a celebrated pianist. As suspicions spread, tensions rise around past accidents, personal motives, and unsettling behavior tied to hot chocolate.
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Details
- Original title
- Merci pour le chocolat
- Years
- 2000
- Release date
- 2000-10-25
- Language
- French
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Critic score
- 84/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (145 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Nightcap if you like French psychological thrillers with a mysterious, tense atmosphere and strong lead work; Not for you if you want fast thrills or airtight logic, or if you prefer something like Hell or Kings and Queen.
Pros: mysterious suspense; strong central performance; engaging dialogue | Cons: uneven logic; sluggish pacing; unsatisfying payoff
Themes
- jealousy
- parent child relationship
- pianistin
- illegitimate son
Awards & recognition
- Louis Delluc Prize · 2000
Cast & crew
Isabelle Huppert
as Marie-Claire 'Mika' Muller
Jacques Dutronc
as André Polonski
Anna Mouglalis
as Jeanne Pollet
Rodolphe Pauly
as Guillaume Polonski
Brigitte Catillon
as Louise Pollet
Michel Robin
as Dufreigne
Mathieu Simonet
as Axel
Lydia Andréï
as Lisbeth
Véronique Alain
as Madame le Maire
Isolde Barth
as Pauline
Directed by Claude Chabrol